Bicyclist struck, killed by car, Florida Highway Patrol says

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - A 64-year-old bicyclist was killed this morning when she was hit by a car in Escambia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 8:29 a.m. on County Road 97 (Jacks Branch Road).

The FHP said the bicyclist and a sedan driven by a Pensacola woman were both northbound on Jacks Branch Road just south of Nowak Dairy Road when the car collided with the rear of the bicycle.

The bicyclist, a resident of Cantonment, Fla., was pronounced dead at the scene, the FHP said. The driver suffered minor injuries in the wreck.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.